Direction Interrégionale de LA REUNION
B.P.4    97491 Ste Clotilde Cedex
Téléphone                02.62.92.11.00
Fax exploitation      02.62.92.11.48
Fax direction           02.62.92.11.47

WTIO20 FMEE 231200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/10 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT) (WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND). MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 23/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.5S / 81.6E (TEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 00 UTC: 10.8S / 81.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 12 UTC: 11.2S / 81.0E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS SLOWLY INTENSIFYING AND ASSOCIATED CLUSTERS ORGANIZE. THE SYSTEM HAS REMAINED QUASI STATIONARY OVER THE LAST HOURS. THE CENTRE SEEMS TO BE LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE MAIN CONVECTION, DUE TO A SLIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDSHEAR IT SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THANKS TO VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.